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Avatar vs . Avatar
Many fans of the Avatar : the Last Airbender cartoon were ecstatic to watch the Avatar : the Last Airbender movie , but how loyal was this adaption to the animated series ? The movie , Avatar : the Last Airbender was a total disappointment all the fans . The biggest difference was the characters . In the T . V . series you grow to absolutely love all the characters , including the animals such as MoMo and Appa . The character development for each individual was absolutely stunning . In the movie there hardly is character depth at all . It ’ s just special effects surrounding people with frowns on their faces the entire time . For example , Aang was always an optimistic and joyful person , however in the film he was solemn and serious . You couldn ’ t relate to the character itself , such as in the cartoon what made it so unique is that you could relate to each person and sympathize for them . They each had their own background or story to tell . For example , the entire first half of the series was about Zuko trying to capture the Avatar , although you wanted to hate him you couldn ’ t . You just felt downright sorry for him because of his past and his story . Zuko was not a flat character in the series ; he had depth and much character just like all the rest of the characters in this series , but the movie took most of that away . The characters in the movie were stereotypes of typical heroes and villains .
Another problem was the casting . They made Sokka and Katara Australian ( white ), and Zuko is South- Asian , while in the cartoon , it was the opposite . The next problem is small , but slightly irritating . In the cartoon , Aang ’ s name is pronounced ( Ay-ng ), but in the movie , it was pronounced ( Aww-ng ). Another example is Zuko ’ s uncle ’ s name . Iroh is pronounced ( Eye-row ) however in the film , it was pronounced ( Ear-oh ). Not only did it show a lack of concern for the original series , but it showed the complete separation of these two works . Another problem is all the details they cut from this movie . One of the major parts of the plot that was left out was the Kyoshi warriors . Suki , the main leader , is Sokka ’ s “ first kiss ” and later becomes his girlfriend in the T . V . series . Suki also helps show some of the more serious side of Sokka . Yet somehow in the movie , she was seen as unimportant . Especially in the fact that in the series she helps defeat the Fire-Lord Ozai , but even though they are featured in almost every single episode in the last season then she is obviously not needed in the movie . Continuing on Sokka ’ s love life , his love life as a whole seems to be fixated on the romance of Princess Yue and he in the film . In the animated series , this relationship lasted only three episodes . The director also failed to notice that the relationship is an affair so not necessarily supposed to happen . So in the end the only partially decent part of this movie was the effects , but maybe if they didn ’ t focus so much on the effects and more